Washington County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not connected to any government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. It helps visitors identify Washington County, Mississippi, records resources, but is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency. Neither this service nor its advertising partners provides FCRA-covered services, and the material may not be used for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
Nature of the Service
This is a private records-reference service, not an official Washington County office. It does not maintain the sheriff’s docket, a court file, an MDOC file, or another government record. It cannot verify custody, release anyone, or file documents for a visitor.
Its purpose is to point visitors toward public offices and outside research tools that may assist with a records inquiry. The county’s own records access rules remain the source of authority for a request.
Permitted Use
Use the service lawfully, respectfully, and without interfering with other visitors or the systems it links to.
- Do not use the site for conduct that violates a law or regulation.
- Do not use information from the site to stalk, harass, intimidate, or threaten someone.
- Do not use the material to make hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or similar screening decisions.
- Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the site or an outside system.
- Do not run bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools without written permission.
- Do not disrupt, overload, or impair the service for another user.
FCRA Prohibited Uses
Washington County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide consumer reports, credit reports, background reports, or screening services, and neither do its advertising partners through this site. By using the site, a visitor agrees not to use its material for any purpose regulated by the FCRA.
- Employment, retention, promotion, or termination decisions.
- Housing or tenant-screening decisions.
- Creditworthiness decisions or insurance-premium determinations.
- Licensing, permit, or government-program eligibility decisions.
- Any other purpose governed by FCRA requirements.
External Services
The service may link to jail and booking resources, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, legal-aid information, and independent search services. Those services operate independently. Washington County Busted Mugshots does not control their contents, data practices, availability, or terms, and a link is not an endorsement.
No Warranties
The site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. No warranty is made about the following:
- The accuracy, completeness, or currency of information.
- Continuous, uninterrupted availability.
- Freedom from errors, defects, or security vulnerabilities.
- The scope, quality, or accuracy of a partner’s search result.
Custody information and official records can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, a jail, a court, or a government agency.
Liability Limit
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Washington County Busted Mugshots is not liable for losses or damages arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on the site or an external resource.
Your Indemnity Duty
A visitor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Washington County Busted Mugshots and its affiliates harmless from claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from that visitor’s use of the service or violation of these terms.
Site Intellectual Property
The site’s text, graphics, logo, and code are owned by Washington County Busted Mugshots or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, altered, or reused without written permission, except where applicable law permits it.
Updates to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when it is posted, so continued use after posting means the visitor accepts the revised terms.
Suspending Access
Access to all or part of the site may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time, with or without notice, for any reason.
Mississippi Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Any dispute must be brought in a court located in Mississippi with authority over the dispute.
Severability
If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only to the extent needed to make it enforceable.
Terms Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Get in Touch page.